Sri Lanka v England

[Chazza]

340 to win, let them get far to many at the end really should have been 260-270

[Chazza]

Cook gone 31-1

[Alex]

This team will never be considered great if the cant play and win in the sub continent. Well that, and they need to learn to stop making stupid mistakes or learn to play spin better.

[Shaggy]

Oh dear, Strauss gone. 48-2.

[Buzzo]

Let the collapse begin. Needs a big, solid, risk free innings from KP and Trott. KP got stuck on his wicket yesterday. When he is on say 1 after 20 plus balls you know he is toiling.

[Buzzo]

Sounds like a shocker from Strauss. His position must be coming under pressure. I think he lacks something in the feild as well (too defensive), a good if not great captain. A good if not great batsman.

BBC Test Match Special's Michael Vaughan
"Andrew Strauss, what are you playing at? Brilliant by Jayawardene to put someone there, but I'm sorry Andrew Strauss you've got in again and played a terrible shot. I'm all for attacking but there was no need for that. It wasn't even a calculated risk, it was a massive risk and completely the wrong option."

[Shaggy]

It was a garbage shot.

[Chazza]

Eng 111-2 at the close, nightmare overnight score for David Shepherd that

229 to win

[Buzzo]

Decent response after Strauss threw away his wicket. Going to be an interesting day tomorrow. Early wicket and its Sri Lanka's no early wicket and it will get interesting. Needs a record breaking chase tho.

[Chazza]

177-4 at Lunch

Need Trott and Prior to hang around in this next session

[Chazza]

Creeping up

209-4 New ball taken, big period coming up now need to see this off

[Chazza]

Trott gets his ton

Then Prior gets out

233-5

[Shaggy]

Patel gone 252-6

[Chazza]

Trott stays in and the tail hang about we might pull this off

[Chazza]

And with that Trott goes